Vocabulary : Parliamentary to Parnellism
Parliamentary : Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. ;; Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. ;; According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion.Parlor : A room for business or social conversation, for the reception of guests, etc. ;; The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or with visitors and friends from without. ;; In large private houses, a sitting room for the family and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal uses than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the dining room of a house having few apartments, as a London house, where the dining parlor is usually on the ground floor. ;; Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the room where visitors are received and entertained.
Parlor match : A friction match that contains little or no sulphur.
Parlous : Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. ;; Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen.
Parmesan : Of or pertaining to Parma in Italy.
